. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . TEXAS. HISTORICALLY, Texas is one of the most interesting states inthe Union. In 1686, LaSalle landed at a point near thepresent town of Matagorda; and in 1691 an attempt was madeby the Spanish to settle Texas. San Antonio, the oldest Europeansettlement in the Southwest, was founded in 1693. The foundationof its celebrated Alamo, the cradle of Texas liberty, was laid in1744. For 1
. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . TEXAS. HISTORICALLY, Texas is one of the most interesting states inthe Union. In 1686, LaSalle landed at a point near thepresent town of Matagorda; and in 1691 an attempt was madeby the Spanish to settle Texas. San Antonio, the oldest Europeansettlement in the Southwest, was founded in 1693. The foundationof its celebrated Alamo, the cradle of Texas liberty, was laid in1744. For 161 years Spanish domain held sway, and it was not until1822 that Texas owed allegiance to the Mexican Government. In. The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. Erected in 1744. 1823, Stephen F. Austin, with a colony of three hundred families,settled at San Antonio. From this time a desire for liberty and afree and independent government lived, culminating March 2, 1836,in a declaration that the Republic of Texas would thereafter main-tain a free and independent government. This declaration broughton hostilities with Mexico. General Santa Anna, the Mexican Presi-dent, with a large army, invaded Texas. The decisive battle of the war was fought on April 21, 1836, at San Jacinto, about twenty milessoutheast of the present city of Houston, resulting in a decidedvictory for the Texas forces, commanded by General Sam Mexicans discontinued hostilities, leaving the Texas Republicin the hands of the valiant pioneers who fought so nobly and strenu-ously to victory against vastly superior numbers. As a Republic,Texas flourished from 1836 to 1845, in which year it was admitted tothe Union, forming the twenty-eig
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